Congressman Jesus “Chuy” Garcia & Michael Madigan
Garcia Cozies Up
To
Crypto Crooks,
Indicted Politicians, and
Red Light Camera Profiteers
Garcia’s Name Has Surfaced in the
Madigan-ComEd Federal
Corruption
Investigation
Garcia’s name surfaced in federal court filings in the ComEd bribery conspiracy case
“Garcia mentioned in…feds’ ComEd probe”
[Chicago Tribune, 1/23/23; Chicago Sun-Times, 1/20/23]
Garcia and Madigan “shared a marriage of convenience”
Garcia stood by Madigan even after his involvement in MeToo scandals and being identified in the bribery charge against ComEd
Garcia Cozied Up To Now-Indicted
Mike Madigan
Garcia Cozies Up To Crypto Crooks
"Crypto crook Sam Bankman-Fried funded Super PAC Protect Our Future, which spent $200,000 in support of Garcia before his June 2022 primary”
"Sam Bankman-Fried apologized to an FTX customer who said he lost his life savings of $2 million, and accused the former CEO of stealing it"
Garcia said he spoke on the phone with Sam Bankman-Fried, but now denies it
[Chicago Tribune, 1/23/23; Chicago Sun-Times, 1/20/23]
Garcia Took Money From A Red Light Camera
Company Hours Before Delivering The Deciding Vote That Made The Company Millions
Garcia received a $1,500 donation from red light camera operator SafeSpeed the day before voting yes to clear the way for the company to install a red light camera
“Garcia received $1,500…the day before…allowing the firm to install [a camera]”
[CBS News Chicago, 12/21/14; Chicago Sun-Times, 12/22/14; Chicago Tribune 2/11/15]